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Felling big timber is dangerous work, especially when the tops of the mighty trees are entangled with creepers.

— Richard St. Barbe Baker Green Glory: The Forests of the World (1949)

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Lydick proved that permanent, well-arranged tree plantings and crop shelter belts are as much of an asset as barns or plows. They are as essential to agriculture as modern factories are to industry.

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